that've
/ðətəv/
"that-ve" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“that've” is uncommon English (frequency #98,793 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,793
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of that + have.
Corpus desk
Index EN-that-ve · that've · English
that've · rank #98,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,793
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH theanine
Nearest frequency peer: theanine (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “that've”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- tensioner
tensioner
1,212 corpus weight
- that've
that've
1,208 corpus weight
- theanine
theanine
1,207 corpus weight
- Theodosia
Theodosia
1,206 corpus weight
- therethrough
therethrough
1,205 corpus weight
- thiopental
thiopental
1,203 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “that've” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | that've |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Contraction |
| IPA | /ðətəv/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,793 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “that've” in English
Rare enough to double-check
that've is uncommon English at frequency #98,793 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as acontraction, transcribed /ðətəv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contraction of that + have.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for that've in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: that + -'ve The correct English form is that've, spelled T-H-A-T-'-V-E.
Definition
- 1Contraction of that + have.
Etymology
that + -'ve
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).